Economic geography of Russian border regions Dmitry Zimin. - презентация

1 Economic geography of Russian border regions Dmitry Zimin

2 Courses internet site: – Reading list (optional) PowerPoint presentations of my lectures

3 Plan of this lecture: 1.Level of development 2.Dynamics of development 3.Economic development policies

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5 Federal Districts of Russia

6 Northwest Federal District

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8 Main economic branches of the Murmansk region Extractive industries (metal ores and phosphates); Metal industries (copper, nickel, aluminium, precious metals); Generation of electricity; Fishing and fish-processing; Transport; Naval bases.

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10 Murmansk seaport

11 Fleet of icebreakers

12 Northern Maritime Route: ~ 7000 miles shorter than the route Through the Suez Canal.

13 Severomorsk Naval Base (from Google)

14 Submarine Base in Gremikha Bay

15 Kola Nuclear Power Plant

16 Nickel Plant in Pechenga (Petsamo)

17 Saami: reindeer herding

18 Main economic branches of the Republic of Karelia Extractive industries (iron ore and non- mineral construction materials, e.g. gravel); Pulp-and-paper industry; Metals and metal products; Forestry and wood-working; Shipbuilding; Transport and tourism.

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20 Karelsky Okatysh: iron ore quarry

21 Karelsky Okatysh Plant in Kostomuksha

22 Segezha Paper Mill (makes paper sacks)

23 Kondopoga paper mill (makes newsprint)

24 Nadvoitsy Aluminium Smelter

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26 Onega Tractor Plant in Petrozavodsk: CLOSED DOWN

27 Petrozavodskmash: oil rectification column

28 Petrozavodskmash: a tank for chemicals

29 Avangard Shipyard in Petrozavodsk: bankrupt

30 Hovercraft Ivolga

31 Onega shipbuilding plant, PZ

32 Valaam Monastery (archipelago in Ladoga)

33 Kizhi (an island in Onego Lake)

34 Solovetsky monastery (in the White Sea)

35 Main economic branches of the Leningrad region Transport (new seaports and pipelines); Construction + construction materials; Trade (retail and wholesale); Food industry (poultry meat processing); Shipbuilding and automobile industry; Chemicals and oil products; Pulp-and-paper industry; Generation of electricity.

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37 Ford cars in Vsevolozhsk

38 Nokian Tyres in Vsevolozhsk

39 Kirishi Oil Refinery

40 Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant: control room

41 New Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (LAES-2): under construction

42 Vyborg Shipyard: ships and oil rigs

43 Primorsk Seaport

44 Vysotsk Seaport

45 Ust-Luga Seaport: coal terminal

46 New pipelines

47 Vyborg Castle

48 Main economic branches of St. Petersburg Trade and services (education, healthcare, tourism, etc.); Construction and construction materials; Transport and communications; Food industry; Power engineering industry; Shipbuilding and car industry.

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50 Baltic Shipyard: an icebreaker

51 Baltic Shipyard: cruiser (project)

52 Baltic Shipyard: Floating Nuclear Power Plant

53 Admiralty Shipyard: a submarine

54 Severnaya Shipyard

55 St. Petersburg Seaport

56 Elektrosila + LMZ + ZTL: turbines

57 Elektrosila: power generators

58 Toyota Plant in Shushary

59 Nissan Car-Assembly Plant

60 Gazprom Business Centre (project)

61 Stockmann on Nevsky: completed in 2010

62 Museums: The Hermitage

63 Historical City Centre

64 Corporate structures: Most big companies are not independent – they are usually part of larger corporations: –RUSAL owns: Volkhov, Kandalaksha and Nadvoitsy aluminium smelters and Pikalevo alumina comibine; –Severstal owns: Kostomuksha and Olenegorsk mining combines and Izhora Pipe-making Plant; –Silovye Mashiny Corp. owns: Elekrosila, LMZ and ZTL; –Investlesprom owns Segezha Paper Mill; –Rosatom owns Petrozavodskmash, etc.

65 2. Dynamics of development

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69 Main sectors of growth in St. Petersburg Residential and non-residential construction; Industry: automotive and foodstuffs; Rapid development of trade and services; Relocation of headquarters of several Russian oil and gas companies to the city

70 Development dynamics of the Leningrad region Rapid development of transport: oil and gas pipelines, seaports, railways; Strong growth in some industries: chemicals, automotive, foodstuffs, wood- processing, pulp-and-paper; Housing construction boom.

71 Russian Karelia & Murmansk region: STAGNATION Karelia: positive dynamics only in extractive industries (iron ore and construction materials); Murmansk: there are hopes to gain from expansion of Murmansks seaport, while the Shtokman gas project has been delayed.

72 3. Economic Development Policies: Federal economic policies Regional economic policies

73 Federal economic policies: Public-private partnerships (e.g. the development of the Pulkovo Airport); Deal for the car industry: –The Government abolishes customs duties on car parts, while car manufacturers localize supplies for their car plants in Russia; Deal for the wood-working industry: –The Government increases export duties on Russian round-wood, and offers special preferences for investors in large wood- processing ventures in Russia.

74 Regional economic policies: Regions differ a lot in terms of their policies; Russian Karelia and Murmansk region have the reputation of closed regions; St. Petersburg and Leningrad region are more open: –Tax holidays for investors; –Technical assistance to investors; –Lobbying for large-scale projects in Moscow.

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